Question 1

Which of the following is not correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  In most cases, the empathizing mode is superior to the instructing mode. 
B)  Therapists naturally select and use modes that are consistent with their personalities. 
C)  The same mode can produce two different reactions in two distinct clients. 
D)  The client's perception of the mode is what determines which mode is most desirable at any given time. 
A)  In most cases, the empathizing mode is superior to the instructing mode. 
B)  Therapists naturally select and use modes that are consistent with their personalities. 
C)  The same mode can produce two different reactions in two distinct clients. 
D)  The client's perception of the mode is what determines which mode is most desirable at any given time. A

Question 2

Amy, a new therapist, decides to use Socratic/Strategic questioning as a means of breaking through some resistance with an oppositional pre-adolescent client who does not want to wear her orthotics. What mode is she using?

Accepted Answer

A)  Instructing 
B)  Empathizing 
C)  Problem-solving 
D)  Encouraging 
A)  Instructing 
B)  Empathizing 
C)  Problem-solving 
D)  Encouraging C

Question 3

Which of the following does not characterize a therapist's use of the instructing mode?

Accepted Answer

A)  Assume a take-charge attitude and provide clear directives to the client. 
B)  Provide a client with corrective feedback while the client is performing a task. 
C)  Assist the client in analyzing options and weigh the pros and cons of each option with the client. 
D)  Set limits on a client's behavior if it has the potential to be unsafe either emotionally or physically. 
A)  Assume a take-charge attitude and provide clear directives to the client. 
B)  Provide a client with corrective feedback while the client is performing a task. 
C)  Assist the client in analyzing options and weigh the pros and cons of each option with the client. 
D)  Set limits on a client's behavior if it has the potential to be unsafe either emotionally or physically. C

Question 4

Which of the following is not a way in which the instructing mode should be used?

Accepted Answer

A)  Orienting 
B)  Structuring 
C)  Limit setting 
D)  Moralizing 
A)  Orienting 
B)  Structuring 
C)  Limit setting 
D)  Moralizing

Question 5

According to the Intentional Relationship Model (IRM), a therapist's decision to select an interpersonal mode for therapy should be based on:

Accepted Answer

A)  The unique interpersonal characteristics of the client 
B)  The appropriateness of the mode for a given interpersonal event in therapy 
C)  The preferred conceptual practice model and worldview of the therapist 
D)  Both answers A and B 
A)  The unique interpersonal characteristics of the client 
B)  The appropriateness of the mode for a given interpersonal event in therapy 
C)  The preferred conceptual practice model and worldview of the therapist 
D)  Both answers A and B

Question 6

Which of the following is not an example of a therapeutic mode?

Accepted Answer

A)  Listening for and highlighting a client's strengths 
B)  Orienting the client to the sequence of events planned for your session 
C)  Validating what a client has said by using phrases such as "It makes sense you would do that" or by using summary statements 
D)  Making a statement that minimizes the client's pain in an effort to get the client to stop focusing on his symptoms 
A)  Listening for and highlighting a client's strengths 
B)  Orienting the client to the sequence of events planned for your session 
C)  Validating what a client has said by using phrases such as "It makes sense you would do that" or by using summary statements 
D)  Making a statement that minimizes the client's pain in an effort to get the client to stop focusing on his symptoms

Question 7

When a therapist asks questions in order to encourage a client to take more responsibility for his/her participation in therapy, the therapist is using which mode?

Accepted Answer

A)  Instructing 
B)  Problem-solving 
C)  Advocating 
D)  Collaborating 
A)  Instructing 
B)  Problem-solving 
C)  Advocating 
D)  Collaborating

Question 8

Which of the following is the strength of the collaborating mode?

Accepted Answer

A)  Facilitate reallocation of power in society 
B)  Likely to convey belief in clients' capacities, dignity, and independence 
C)  Clients more likely to feel cared for and responded to 
D)  Clients who trust authority and value expert knowledge are more likely to believe in therapy and the therapist 
A)  Facilitate reallocation of power in society 
B)  Likely to convey belief in clients' capacities, dignity, and independence 
C)  Clients more likely to feel cared for and responded to 
D)  Clients who trust authority and value expert knowledge are more likely to believe in therapy and the therapist

Question 9

Which of the following is the caution of the problem-solving mode?

Accepted Answer

A)  Some therapists may be too eager to engage in the "fixing" of therapy rather than listen or validate. 
B)  Clients may view a well-intended therapist's humor or attempts at good cheer as foolish or insincere. 
C)  Individuals are at risk for using technical terms and jargon with clients and with non-occupational therapy colleagues. 
D)  The method may lead to confusion about the role of the therapist and the objectives of occupational therapy. 
A)  Some therapists may be too eager to engage in the "fixing" of therapy rather than listen or validate. 
B)  Clients may view a well-intended therapist's humor or attempts at good cheer as foolish or insincere. 
C)  Individuals are at risk for using technical terms and jargon with clients and with non-occupational therapy colleagues. 
D)  The method may lead to confusion about the role of the therapist and the objectives of occupational therapy.

Question 10

A multimodal therapist is more likely to be interpersonally effective with a wider range of clients than a therapist who adheres more rigidly to a more restricted range of modes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

A therapist whose predominant interpersonal mode is encouraging should be most careful of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Overusing positive reinforcement with a resistant client 
B)  Exhausting her/himself by trying to entertain the client 
C)  Ensuring that the client isn't enjoying therapy too much 
D)  Celebrating a client's accomplishments in front of others 
A)  Overusing positive reinforcement with a resistant client 
B)  Exhausting her/himself by trying to entertain the client 
C)  Ensuring that the client isn't enjoying therapy too much 
D)  Celebrating a client's accomplishments in front of others

Question 12

Provided that they are flexibly and purely applied, a wide range of therapeutic modes can work and be utilized interchangeably in occupational therapy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which of the following is not correct?

Amy, a new therapist, decides to use Socratic/Strategic questioning as a means of breaking through some resistance with an oppositional pre-adolescent client who does not want to wear her orthotics. What mode is she using?

Which of the following does not characterize a therapist's use of the instructing mode?

Which of the following is not a way in which the instructing mode should be used?

According to the Intentional Relationship Model (IRM), a therapist's decision to select an interpersonal mode for therapy should be based on:

Which of the following is not an example of a therapeutic mode?

When a therapist asks questions in order to encourage a client to take more responsibility for his/her participation in therapy, the therapist is using which mode?

Which of the following is the strength of the collaborating mode?

Which of the following is the caution of the problem-solving mode?

A multimodal therapist is more likely to be interpersonally effective with a wider range of clients than a therapist who adheres more rigidly to a more restricted range of modes.

A therapist whose predominant interpersonal mode is encouraging should be most careful of:

Provided that they are flexibly and purely applied, a wide range of therapeutic modes can work and be utilized interchangeably in occupational therapy.

Therapeutic Use of Self in Occupational Therapy: the Importance of Empathy and Intentionality

What Defines a Good Therapist

A Model of the Intentional Relationship

Being Client-Centered: Understanding Interpersonal Characteristics and Mode Preferences

Complexities Within Client-Therapist Relationships: Inevitable Interpersonal Events of Therapy

Uncomplicating the Complicated: the Interpersonal Reasoning Process

Therapeutic Communication

Establishing Intentional Relationships

The Intentional Interview and Strategic Questioning

Understanding Families, Social Systems, and Group Dynamics in Occupational Therapy

Understanding and Managing Difficult Behavior

Resolving Empathic Breaks and Conflicts

Professional Behavior, Values, and Ethics

On Being Intentional on Fieldwork and in Interprofessional Practice Settings

On Becoming a Better Therapist: Self-Care and Developing Your Therapeutic Use of Self

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Exam 4: Knowing Ourselves As Therapists: Introducing the Therapeutic Modes

Which of the following is not correct?

Amy, a new therapist, decides to use Socratic/Strategic questioning as a means of breaking through some resistance with an oppositional pre-adolescent client who does not want to wear her orthotics. What mode is she using?

Which of the following does not characterize a therapist's use of the instructing mode?

Which of the following is not a way in which the instructing mode should be used?

According to the Intentional Relationship Model (IRM), a therapist's decision to select an interpersonal mode for therapy should be based on:

Which of the following is not an example of a therapeutic mode?

When a therapist asks questions in order to encourage a client to take more responsibility for his/her participation in therapy, the therapist is using which mode?

Which of the following is the strength of the collaborating mode?

Which of the following is the caution of the problem-solving mode?

A multimodal therapist is more likely to be interpersonally effective with a wider range of clients than a therapist who adheres more rigidly to a more restricted range of modes.

A therapist whose predominant interpersonal mode is encouraging should be most careful of:

Provided that they are flexibly and purely applied, a wide range of therapeutic modes can work and be utilized interchangeably in occupational therapy.

Therapeutic Use of Self in Occupational Therapy: the Importance of Empathy and Intentionality

What Defines a Good Therapist

A Model of the Intentional Relationship

Being Client-Centered: Understanding Interpersonal Characteristics and Mode Preferences

Complexities Within Client-Therapist Relationships: Inevitable Interpersonal Events of Therapy

Uncomplicating the Complicated: the Interpersonal Reasoning Process

Therapeutic Communication

Establishing Intentional Relationships

The Intentional Interview and Strategic Questioning

Understanding Families, Social Systems, and Group Dynamics in Occupational Therapy

Understanding and Managing Difficult Behavior

Resolving Empathic Breaks and Conflicts

Professional Behavior, Values, and Ethics

On Being Intentional on Fieldwork and in Interprofessional Practice Settings

On Becoming a Better Therapist: Self-Care and Developing Your Therapeutic Use of Self

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